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REMARK: Does the Drinking Location Matter?
A little bit more than a year ago, we worked on a project on political youth organisations and alcohol policy….
July 08, 2021 -
THL: More than half of Finns are satisfied with the current alcohol policy
More than half, or 56 per cent, consider the current alcohol policy restrictions to be appropriate in Finland. There has…
July 07, 2021 -
UNODC World Drug Report 2021: pandemic effects ramp up drug risks, as youth underestimate cannabis dangers
Around 275 million people used drugs worldwide in the last year, while over 36 million people suffered from drug use…
June 26, 2021 -
Danish cannabis policy revisited: Multiple framings of cannabis use in policy discourse
Recently, many countries have changed their cannabis policy by introducing medical cannabis and/or by moving toward legalisation or decriminalisation. Researchers…
June 25, 2021 -
Remark: What do we expect from WHO?
The world media claims that WHO is sexist as it says that women of childbearing age shouldn’t drink. In its…
June 18, 2021 -
EMCDDA: European drug market proves resilient to COVID-19 disruption
the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) publishes its European Drug Report 2021: Trends and Developments, the latest annual review of the drug situation in…
June 14, 2021 -
Remark: better roads, wiser cars, higher fines? Why is Norway doing so great?
Just one person died as a result of traffic accidents across all age groups in Oslo in 2019. For the…
June 04, 2021 -
Results of THL’s wastewater study: Amphetamine use in Finland continues to grow – use of cocaine has now levelled out
THL’s wastewater studies show that the use of amphetamine has continued to increase in Finland. At the same time, the…
May 25, 2021 -
Remark: Alcohol costs more than our armies
A variety of figures and comparisons are used to illustrate the harm caused by alcohol, which can often be difficult…
May 20, 2021